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EBBA 21127

Magdalene College - Pepys

The True-Lovers Holidaies: / OR, / The Wooing, Winning, and Wedding of a fair Damosel; performed by a lusty Souldier, being one of the / Auxiliaries. / The Souldier Woo'd the Maid with words most kind, / She Answered him according to his mind.

The True-Lovers Holidaies: / OR, / The Wooing, Winning, and Wedding of a fair Damosel; performed by a lusty Souldier, being one of the / Auxiliaries. / The Souldier Woo'd the Maid with words most kind, / She Answered him according to his mind.

The Second Part to the same Tune. / Being the Maids Loving answer to the Souldier.

Tune Imprint

To the Tune of, No body else shall plunder but I.

to the same Tune.

First Lines

MY sweetest, my fairest, / My rarest, my dearest,

I'Le leave all my kindred / both father and mother,

Refrain

that no body else shall enjoy thee but I. [stanzas 1-5; with variations]

And I'le be thy true-Love until I dye. [stanzas 6-10; with variations]